This was fun, Brimstone thought. With Beleth here, the demons did exactly what they were told in order to construct the second portal.
And what a portal it was! In his whole life, Brimstone had never seen anything remotely like it. For a start it was big. Most portals allowed people through one or two at a time. But already there was a vaulting archway in the nave that would allow perhaps ten abreast. Beleth was obviously planning a full-scale invasion.
The demons were working like… well, like demons. Bizarre wooden structures went up in an eye blink and were pulled down just as quickly. Brick thudded on brick, stone slammed on stone, metal discs were cemented home and copper wiring snaked through the entire structure. It was a new design. Beleth must have created the prototype in Hael and instructed his team exactly how to build it.
Three demons dragged a cable from outside the church and attached it expertly to the new portal. They scampered across to prostrate themselves at Beleth's feet.
'Finished, Your Gloriousness,' one said.
Beleth reached out to throw a switch. A massive blue-white bolt of lightning crackled along the cable. As it reached the portal, the wire mesh flared and melted, leaving a shimmering green forcefield between the pillars.
The ranks of armoured demons began to march towards it.